March 15, 2007 – Volume 5, Issue 5
NEWS Fairmont Royal York announces new director of securityMiller was security lead at The Savoy Following the departure last fall of Leo Manos, The Fairmont Royal York, has announced the appointment of Allan Miller as director of security for The Fairmont Royal York in Toronto. One-stop-shopping ID Adding biometric to driver's licence workable, ACT says by Kathleen Sibley The Advanced Card Technology Association of Canada (ACT) wants provincial governments to move quickly on the opportunity to turn driver's licences into one-stop-shop biometric ID cards that could be used for a host of identification purposes. Capital Health tries on emergency communications Commission called for improved systems by Vawn Himmelsbach SARS was a wake-up call to governments and health-care organizations alike. In 2003, the infectious disease made its way from China to Toronto, resulting in the death of 44 people and wreaking havoc on the provincial economy and health-care system. Microsoft gets into security business with OneCare Other security vendors ready for the competition by Vawn Himmelsbach Small business owners are concerned about PC security, data backup and virus protection, but aren't necessarily doing anything about it. Security tools are often complex and intimidating, requiring regular updates and renewals. So Microsoft decided to get into the security business by introducing Windows Live OneCare, a security add-on for PC maintenance. 2007 Security Director of the Year Nominate someone you know is tops in the industry - Deadline fast approaching It's often said that security directors are doing their job well if no one is talking about them or their department. The most effective security professionals work daily to prevent incidents from happening, but even in a crisis, the best are often quietly strategizing behind the scenes with little glory for a job well done. The 2007 Public-Private Sector National Security Summit: Stronger Borders, Better Trade May 10-11, 2007 Ottawa Congress Centre Ottawa, ON The greatest threat to Canadian prosperity is a partial or complete shutdown of the border following a terrorist attack on the U.S. with a real or perceived Canadian connection. This ground breaking event features expert speakers from Canada and the U.S. and will focus on strengthening border security, while at the same time facilitating cross-border trade. Contribute to the national dialogue, and debate Canada's most important security and economic issue. To view the full list of speakers, summit agenda, or to register visit: http://www.conferenceboard.ca/conf/may07/security/default.asp |
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Video surveillance streams over PDAs, wireless laptops
CoVi Technologies, a vendor of video surveillance products, recently released its Crystal HD v. 2.2 software, which gives security personnel access to high-definition video surveillance streams over PDas and wireless laptops. www.covitechnologies.com |
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BioBooth allows for safe opening of mail Delta Scientific recently announced the shipment of its first bio-defence Mail Room Inspection BioBooth to a U.S. embassy in Europe. www.deltascientific.com |
COMING IN THE NEXT ISSUE OF CANADIAN SECURITY:
Coming up in the April issue of Canadian Security
Cover story: The Eyes and Ears of Hospital Row
Todd Milne, Corporate Security Manager University Health Network
When Todd Milne became head of corporate security at Princess Margaret
Hospital he had 16 black and white cameras, one VCR and seven tapes.
Ten years later he runs a highly sophisticated and centralized network
of 300 cameras, 18 digital recorders and access control systems across
three major health care facilities on Toronto's ''hospital row''.
Milne is responsible for security across the University Health Network
— a group of three hospitals consisting of Princess Margaret, Toronto
Western and Toronto General Hospitals. He’s also currently pitching in
to assist security at Women's College Hospital.
The UHN employs more than 12,000 people, is a premier research facility
and serves Canada's largest urban core. Last year, UHN security was
dispatched to 32,078 calls.
Milne talks about how he gets vendors to work together and how he views the role of security in a health care setting.
Background checks
Looking
into a new hire's education and work history has become commonplace,
but increasingly, government and other organizations that fall into the
category of critical infrastructure are beginning to take a harder line
with employee background checks. And background checks don’t just
happen at the hiring stage anymore.
Pandemic planning
Many
organizations have started to plan or have completed plans for
responding to a pandemic event. Security departments/organizations need
to ensure that they preparing as well and involved with their
organization's planning process.
Areas that need to be
addressed include facility information, staffing, equipment, training,
access/egress, communications and recovery.
Ken Close, a specialist in Emergency Preparedness with Peel Region
Health examines issues of pandemic planning specific to security
departments.
COMING EVENTS
March 28-30, 2007
ISC West
Sands Expo and Convention Centre
Las Vegas, NV
www.iscwest.com
April 2-5, 2007
Basic Level 1 Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Course (CPTED)
Best Western Barons Hotel,
Ottawa, ON
Hosted by Security Through Safe Design inc.
www.safe-environments.com
(877) 787-7873
April 19, 2007
ASIS International, Toronto Chapter
14th Annual Best Practices Seminar
Villa Columbo
Toronto, ON
www.asistoronto.com
April 25-26, 2007
Security Canada East
Montreal, Québec
www.securitycanadaexpo.org
May 10, 2007
2007 Public-Private Sector Summit on National Security
The Conference Board of Canada
Ottawa Congress Centre
Ottawa, ON
www.conferenceboard.ca
May 21-24, 2007
Advanced Level 2 Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Course (CPTED)
Best Western Barons Hotel
Ottawa, ON
Hosted by Security Through Safe Design inc.
www.safe-environments.com
(877) 787-7873
May 30, 2007
Security Canada West
Richmond, British Columbia
www.securitycanadaexpo.org
June 6-7, 2007
4th Annual The Security Summit
San Diego Aerospace Museum
San Diego, Calif.
www.thesecuritynetwork.org
June 11-14, 2007
Advanced Level 2 Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Course (CPTED)
Best Western Cambridge Hotel,
Cambridge, ON
Hosted by Security Through Safe Design inc.
www.safe-environments.com
(877) 787-7873
June 12-14, 2007
InfoSecurity Canada
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Toronto, ON
www.infosecuritycanada.com
June 14-17, 2007
InfoSecurity Canada
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Toronto, ON
www.infosecuritycanada.com
September 20, 2007
Security Canada Atlantic
Wolfville, Nova Scotia
www.securitycanadaexpo.org
September 24-27, 2007
ASIS International
Seminars and Exhibits
Las Vegas, NV
www.asisonline.org
October 17-18, 2007
Security Canada Central
Toronto, ON
www.securitycanadaexpo.org
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